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Twenty Questions
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July 30, 2010 by louie

Twenty Question by The Beastie Boys (download here) (Buy from Amazon) I love the Beasties because they are pretty versatile. They do cool instrumentals, some rock, some country, and some rap. This tune is their only (as far as i…

Category 2004, Bouncy, Chill, New York | Tags:
American Edit’s Broken Song
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July 28, 2010 by louie

Boulevard of Broken Songs by Dean Gray (download here) American Edit is a mashup album by Party Ben and team9 based on Green Day’s American Idiot. This is one of my favorite tracks and the Oasis mix in it is…

Category 2005, Indie, Mashup, San Francisco | Tags:
Going to Marz
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July 27, 2010 by louie

Marz by John Grant (download here) (Buy from Amazon) I’m a sucker for piano rock songs. This one just happens to list out all the things i love in the world. It’s sort of a modern day “My Favorite Things”…

Category 2010, Folk, New York, Pop | Tags:
Regulators, Mount Up!
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July 26, 2010 by louie

Regulate by Warren G (download here) (Buy from Amazon) Just an old classic for those who are looking to push things back into the G-funk era. I still can’t believe how great this tune is…

Category 1994, hiphop, Los Angeles, R&B | Tags:
Can You Get To That?
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July 23, 2010 by louie

Can You Get To That by Funkadelic (download here) Couldn’t be happier about this song. Such a groovin’, jammin’ tune. Released in 1971 on an album called “Maggot Brain,” it stands the test of time. Happy Friday everyone…

Category 1971, Party, R&B | Tags:
Arkansas
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July 22, 2010 by louie

Arkansas by Damien Jurado (download here) (Buy from Amazon) This is very MMJ-like which means it somewhat mellow but has some underlying rock to it. If it had some serious reverb, it’d be an exact match. Note: Damien is from…

Category 2010, Chill, Folk, Indie, Seattle | Tags:
Loveless
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July 21, 2010 by louie

Loveless by Ernest Ellis (download here) This is one of my favorite new albums of 2010. It doesn’t have a clear cut single but all the songs are pretty awesome. This is just a sample. Interestingly, this album isn’t available…

Category 2010, Australia, Folk, Indie, Love | Tags:
Fun Fun Fun
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July 20, 2010 by louie

Five Years Time by Noah & The Whale (download here) (Buy from Amazon) Just a happy little song by Noah. Nothing too complicated which makes it pretty rare summer song that you can cruise around to…

Category 2008, Bouncy, England, Folk, Indie | Tags:
Arctic Pick
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July 19, 2010 by louie

Teddy Picker by Arctic Monkeys (download here) (Buy from Amazon) This is an older song but going back to the original Arctic Monkey’s album makes me appreciate how good it was. Just some good angst in there.…

Category 2007, England, Rock | Tags:
Rill’ing
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July 14, 2010 by louie

Rill Rill by Sleigh Bells (download here) (Buy from Amazon) This song is hitting the indie circuit of the indie music webs pretty hard. I have to admit that it’s a pretty good beat. If the lyrics were better and…

Category 2010, Indie, New York, Pop | Tags: